Product Details

Intel Core i5 and i7 processors
Both the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air now feature the latest generation of
Intel processors, the Core i5 and i7. With speeds up to 1.8GHz and faster
memory, the new MacBook Air gains up to 2.5x the processing performance over
the previous generation.1 MacBook Air also features the Intel HD Graphics
3000 processor, which includes an on-chip engine for video encoding and decoding.
That means you experience video playback and FaceTime calls that are smoother,
more responsive, and more true to life

Thunderbolt I/O
With one port, MacBook Air gives you access to a world of high-speed peripherals
capable of transferring data up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up
to 20 times faster than USB 2.0. Or use the Thunderbolt port to connect the
new Apple Thunderbolt Display and transform your ultracompact MacBook Air
into a complete desktop workstation. Power over 4 million eye-popping pixels
while enjoying some major benefits: Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, an additional
Thunderbolt port, three USB ports, a FaceTime HD camera, 2.1 stereo sound,
and a built-in microphone. The display even charges your MacBook Air, so there’s
no need to unpack and unravel your power adapter. With two quick connections
— the MagSafe power cord and the Thunderbolt cable — you’re
up and running in seconds. Unplug them, and you’re on your way just as
fast

All-flash storage
Devices like iPhone and iPad have already demonstrated the advantages of flash
storage: reliability, speed, and efficiency. So the decision to use flash
storage in an ultracompact notebook like MacBook Air made perfect sense. With
flash, your computer starts up in almost no time and accesses data quickly.
Flash also gives MacBook Air the astonishing ability to remain in standby
mode for up to 30 days.3 Which means your MacBook Air snaps to in an instant,
whether you open it tomorrow, next week, or next month

Backlit keyboard
As incredibly compact as MacBook Air is, it still manages to fit a full-size
keyboard that makes typing as natural as it is comfortable. And now the keyboard
is backlit, so you can type with ease in even the dimmest light. A built-in
ambient light sensor detects changes in lighting conditions and adjusts the
display and keyboard brightness automatically. From a seat in a sunny café
to a seat on a cross-country red-eye, you’ll always have the perfect
lighting for any environment

Multi-Touch trackpad
The Multi-Touch gestures in OS X Lion make everything you do on MacBook Air
more intuitive, direct, and fun. And the spacious Multi-Touch trackpad is
perfectly designed for them, whether it’s a three-finger swipe to activate
Mission Control or a four-finger pinch to see all your apps in Launchpad.
Gesture responses in Lion are smooth and realistic. So when you’re scrolling
up and down a web page or swiping from one full-screen app to another, it’s
almost like you’re touching what you’re seeing

Click
Press down anywhere to click. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, tap the trackpad

Double-click
Press down two times anywhere. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, double-tap
the trackpad

Tap to zoom
Double-tap the trackpad with two fingers to magnify a web page or PDF

Two-finger scroll
Slide two fingers up or down the trackpad to scroll through documents,
websites, and more

Swipe to navigate
Flip through web pages, documents, and more like thumbing pages in a book

View Mission Control
Swipe up on the trackpad to get a bird’s-eye view of everything running
on your Mac

Display, camera, and speakers
Make FaceTime calls from your MacBook Air to an iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPod touch,
or another Mac running FaceTime for Mac

High-resolution display
Corner to corner and pixel by pixel, the MacBook Air display is both an
engineering feat and a design breakthrough. The display measures a mere
4.86 millimeters (0.19 inch) thin, yet the resolution is so high, you’ll
feel like you’re looking at a much larger screen. And with good reason.
The 11-inch MacBook Air features a resolution equal to that of your typical
13-inch notebook, while the 13-inch MacBook Air wows with a resolution
equivalent to a typical 15-inch notebook

FaceTime camera
The wafer-thin MacBook Air display houses something pretty huge: the FaceTime
camera. It’s so thin — even thinner than the camera on iPhone
4 — you barely notice it, but it’s incredibly capable. Using
the FaceTime for Mac app, you can make video calls with anyone who has
a Mac, iPad 2, iPhone 4, or the latest iPod touch.2

Stereo speakers
Despite its compact form, MacBook Air delivers full stereo sound. Space-efficient
design inside the enclosure allows for the placement of left and right
speakers that project sound through the keyboard. So you’re able
to enjoy a richer audio experience while chatting online, watching TV
shows, listening to music, or playing games

Long-lasting battery
Since space-saving flash storage leaves room for a bigger battery, you
can devote more time to the things you enjoy most. Things like browsing
the web, editing photos, and watching videos. Get up to 5 hours of battery
life on a single charge on the 11-inch model and up to 7 hours on the
13-inch model. Put MacBook Air to sleep, and it enters standby mode to
conserve battery life for up to 30 days.3 When you come back to your MacBook
Air and open it up, it’s on in an instant

Connectivity
When you’re wireless, you’re truly mobile. That’s why MacBook
Air features 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 technology. Wireless connectivity
allows you to browse the web, send email, and print documents no matter
where you are.4 MacBook Air weighs almost nothing, so you can go from
room to room, dorm to dorm, or cubicle to cubicle and stay connected.
Being wireless also means you can download apps from the Mac App Store
anytime you want. With thousands of Mac apps available for download with
just a few clicks, you don’t have to bother with going to the store
to buy software on disc or worry about a growing pile of CDs and DVDs.
Apps download instantly right on your Mac. If plugged in is what you want
to be, MacBook Air has you covered there, too. Two USB 2.0 ports, an SD
card slot (on the 13-inch model), and a headphone port give you plenty
of options. And the Thunderbolt port connects to the new Apple Thunderbolt
Display and high-speed Thunderbolt peripherals such as external hard drives

Specifications:

Display

13.3-inch (diagonal) high-resolution LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
with support for millions of colors

Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by
720, and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800 by
600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio

With the Mac App Store, getting the apps you want on your Mac has never
been easier. No more boxes, no more discs, no more time-consuming installation.
Click once to download and install any app on your Mac. But if an app you
need isn’t available from the Mac App Store, you can use DVD or CD Sharing.
This convenient feature of OS X lets you wirelessly “borrow” the
optical drive of a nearby Mac or PC. So you can install applications from
a DVD or CD and have full access to an optical drive without having to carry
one around

Lion Recovery: OS X Lion includes a built-in set of tools for repairing
your Mac in the Recovery HD, a new feature that lets you repair disks or reinstall
OS X Lion without a physical disc. Learn more about Lion Recovery

iLife: Includes iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand

In The Box

MacBook Air

45W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord

Printed and electronic documentation

Approximate Dimensions:

Height: 0.11" - 0.68"

Width: 12.8"

Depth: 8.94"

Approximate Weight:

Unit: 2.96 lbs

Shipping: 5 lbs

Footnotes:

Actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process

1GB=1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less

Memory available to OS X may vary depending on graphics needs. Minimum graphics
memory usage is 256MB or 384MB

Testing conducted by Apple in July 2011 using preproduction 1.7GHz dual-core
Intel Core i5–based 13-inch MacBook Air units and preproduction 1.6GHz
dual-core Intel Core i5–based 11-inch MacBook Air units. The wireless
web test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites
with display brightness set to 50%. The standby test measures battery life
by allowing a system, connected to a wireless network, to enter deep sleep
mode with Safari and Mail applications launched and all system settings left
at default. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See www.apple.com/batteries
for more information

Wireless Internet access requires a base station or other wireless access
point and Internet access; fees may apply. Some ISPs are not currently compatible
with AirPort

PVC-free AC power cord is available in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North
and South America, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom

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Apple MacBook Air 1.7GHz Intel Core i5 Notebook Computer

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